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Can We Guess if You're an Army Brat?

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By: Steven Miller

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If you were thought of as an Army brat, it wasn't because people thought you were a bad kid that was always causing trouble. It was more the fact that one, or both, of your parents, were in the Army, meaning that they were stationed all over the country, and sometimes across the globe.

And what does mean for their kids? Well, it means they move all over the place. If you were an Army brat who was always packing up boxes and always moving, you would never stay in one place for very long. You probably had a hard time making close friends, because you were always going from place to place.

On the other hand, things aren't all that bad for Army brats. You also got to travel and see lots of things that most people don't, and not only that, but you also have the satisfaction of knowing that your parents put their lives on hold because they wanted to serve their country. Did you have a lot of camouflage in your closet? Were you the new kid at school every fall? Take this quiz, and we will try to figure out if you were an Army brat.

How many states have you lived in?

I've lost count.

I've lived in quite a few.

I've lived in a couple of different states.

I've only lived in one.

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Were you able to have a lot of close friendships in your youth?

I had a big group of friends.

I had a couple good friends in each place I lived.

I had one or two close friends.

That would have been nice, but that wasn't my reality at all.

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Have you ever lived in a foreign country?

I really wanted to, but I never did.

We never lived abroad, and it wouldn't have been appealing to me at all.

I lived overseas as a child.

I have lived overseas as an adult, and I loved it.

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How many times did you have to stand up and introduce yourself to a new class of students?

I had to do that so many times that it got real old.

I think that might have happened once or twice.

I don't think I ever had to do that. If I did, the whole class had to do it too.

I had to do that a bunch of times.

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Which branch of the military do you like the most?

Air Force.

Navy.

I don't have a favorite.

Army.

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How do you respond when someone asks you where you're from?

The place where I was born and raised.

The place where I had the most enjoyable experience.

The place where I spent the longest time.

The place where I had the most friends.

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As a child, how many tearful reunions did you have with a parent at the airport?

We had one or two of those, for sure.

Those meetings were mostly just happy and fun.

I recall something like that happening once or twice.

I don't think I ever experienced anything like that myself.

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Would you consider yourself to be a patriotic person?

Not really.

I am, but in a pretty low-key way.

I'm a very patriotic person, but I don't always show it.

I'm extremely patriotic, and I am loud and proud about it.

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How strict were your parents?

One parent was way more strict than the other.

My parents were pretty laid back.

My parents ran a very tight ship.

My parents let us get away with a lot.

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When do you tend to arrive for a scheduled event?

I always arrive on time. In fact, I'm usually early.

I sometimes arrive on time.

I always tend to roll in fashionably late.

I'll almost always get there on time.

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How would you say 8 a.m.?

Eight a.m.

Zero, eight hundred hours.

I wouldn't know, I'm never up that early.

Zero, eight hundred.

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What do you expect to be played before the movie at a theater?

I never show up on time, so I'm not totally sure.

The National Anthem, of course.

I don't even know. It's been forever since I saw a movie in the theaters.

Previews, lots and lots of previews.

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Where did you do most of your shopping as a child?

The PX.

Walmart.

Target.

The mall.

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Which mascot was the closest to your school's as a kid?

Vikings.

Tigers.

Bulldogs.

Eagles.

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Do you know any inappropriate cadence calls?

I know a couple of them.

I know one that I saw in a movie.

I know a bunch of them. That was one of the first songs I learned all the words to.

What's a cadence call?

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What's the word assigned to "H" in the phonetic alphabet?

Hotel.

Honda.

Honor.

Horse.

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Did someone in your house tend to overreact to loud noises when you were growing up?

Yes, but it was my dog.

People reacted to loud noises, but it was justified.

Not that I can think of.

Seriously, you would have thought the world was coming to an end with every bang.

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Which grocery store did you spend most of your time in as a child?

Publix.

The Commissary.

Safeway.

Kroger.

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Do you currently own a gun?

Yes, I own multiple guns.

I have one, but it is under lock and key.

I don't own a gun, but I don't have any issues with those who do.

No, I hate guns.

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How good are you at packing?

I'm told that I waste a ton of space in my bags.

I'm okay, I guess.

I'm pretty good at getting everything in my bags.

I'm the most efficient packer around.

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Are you any good at bowling?

I'm a lot better than people think I am.

I'm pretty average, I guess.

I'm one of the best bowlers I know.

I'm terrible at bowling.

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Do you enjoy going to an air show?

I wouldn't miss it for anything.

They're okay.

That's not really my kind of thing.

They are pretty awesome.

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When you hear "1700", what's the first thing that pops into your head?

5 p.m.

Dinner time.

A year that happened a long time ago.

Time to drop everything.

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When was the last time you said "ma'am" or "sir"?

It's been a very long time since I used either.

I've used both within the last day.

I might have said one of them at some point over the last year.

It's likely that I've used at least one of them in the last week.

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At what age did you get your first picture ID?

10.

12.

14.

16.

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Have you ever used a 110/220 converter?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Yes, but it wasn't until my adult years.

I used a 110/220 converter on a trip overseas in my youth.

I am very familiar with these converters. It was a big part of my youth.

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